This volume is a slice of the celebrated eleventh edition of the Encyclopaedia Britannica, covering entries alphabetically from “Harmony” to “Heanor.” The 1911 Britannica is renowned for the depth and authority of its scholarly articles, many written by leading experts of the age.
Of musical interest within this slice is the substantial entry on harmony and related topics, alongside the wide range of biographical, geographical, and scientific articles characteristic of the encyclopaedia. As a reference work it preserves the state of knowledge at the close of the nineteenth century. Readers will value it both as a general resource and for its detailed treatment of particular subjects, including music.